Kona – Day 17 – life in the old lane

I had plans today. But then, Billy called up and said he was going swimming at Pine Trees, and did I want to come. You bet. Never mind that I no longer do open ocean swimming. Billy supplied a comfy chair, bananas, and granola bars. Life was good.

On the right, Billy is coming back in, and on the left is a very large boat going out to feed the kampachi. At the fish farm.

Billy dropped me off to get a flu shot. You can get a flu shot every day—except today. No worries. Tomorrow is another day. And I’ll get a COVID shot on December 8. Apparently COVID shots “prevent” COVID for only a few weeks after you get them; after that, they’re mostly about keeping you out of the hospital. I want maximum protection for the Island Hopper → Tokyo → Home phase.

Yesterday I paid respects to Carlton. I didn’t make it to Carlton’s tennis court this year. And I’ll not be swimming over to where I put his ashes in the water again.

Sad to report that the old Palace isn’t looking too good. A window was left open. The shutters are missing and damaged. Not to mention the building is almost 200 years old.

People keep asking, “What are you doing?”
I am staying alive. That’s what I am doing.

I recline on the couch and read and look at the mountain.
Or I recline on the other end of the couch and read and look at the ocean.

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